and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.
to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!
I rescued 11 hens a couple of years ago. Two have since passed. One went broody so I purchased 6 barnyard mix eggs. She hatched all and they are almost 1 now. Exciteable season this spring/summer. 3 of my "babies" went broody and the original broody did it again. I now have a lot of hens/ chicks and one rooster. 15 chicks, all barnyard mix. One broody hatched all Blondie's and one black one. She rejected the black one. I brought her in the house, healed her up and bought two little friends for her. Two of my broodies are co-parenting 4 chicks, crazy. My rooster is unhappy that his girls are in a different run. I also have a large dog. My rooster accidentally injured one of my old old hens. I took her to a vet and it wasn't fixable. So, unfortunately, she and her last flock mate, at 13 yrs old were put down. Still very sad about this! But I have a lot of new little additions now.Hello everyone, I am a new member, but not new to the site. I have wanted to raise chickens for several years. but I didn't get started till I got a house out in the county.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am new to chickens. This is my first time raising them. I got my first chicks in April 2025.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I started with 12. One died, not sure what happened. So now I have 11.
(3) What breeds do you have?
Barred Rock, Easter Egger, Olive Egger, Black Star.
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Learning new skills in taking care of animals. I also learned how to build the coop and run.
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Amateur radio and photography.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I have 3 dogs, 5 cats (most were found stray), 11 chickens, and a snake.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
Through a search engine, when I was researching how to raise chickens.
